Napoleon was defeated at the Battle of Waterloo.
This defeat ended Napoleon’s rule as Emperor of the French.
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NASA launched the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, the first American lunar mission in ten years.
The Rus' Khaganate started the Siege of Constantinople.
Jimi Hendrix and Pete Townshend performed an epic battle of the guitars.
The western movie 'The Wild Bunch' was released.
The world's first stealth-oriented aircraft, the Lockheed F-117 Nighthawk, took its first flight.
